Answer:
She noticed that, despite all the efforts, there were familiar stories that kept resurfacing about individuals.
Explanation:
Rosalinde Torres, during her TEd talk "What It Takes to Be a Great Leader", explains she has noticed a disturbing trend in leadership preparation. According to Torres, despite all the efforts, there were familiar stories that kept resurfacing about individuals. She saw several "great" leaders fail tremendously, even though they were supposed to be the most efficient, best prepared people for the job. They would often lose money, be surprised by market shifts, etc. That was when Torres decided to quit her job and study what it takes to be a great leader. There are leaders so efficient that, even with little preparation or investment, are capable of managing an organization through difficult times, or make a huge impact in the world.
Prefixes are added to the beginning of a word to alter it's meaning.
example: pre
<u>The relationship between Prince Hamlet and King Claudius:</u>
- King Claudius is the uncle of Prince Hamlet and later he becomes Prince's stepfather.
- Prince Hamlet and King Claudius are the characters from one of William Shakespeare play ‘Hamlet.’
- The play focuses on the theme of life and death and revenge. In the play, Claudius is the uncle of the Prince Hamlet, which means prince Hamlet’s father and King Claudius are brothers.
- As the story moves forward, Claudius becomes the stepfather of Hamlet because after the death of King Hamlet, king Claudius marries his wife.
- Prince Hamlet and Claudius doesn’t share a good relationship mainly because of what Claudius did to prince’s father.
Answer:
The literary device that is used in this extract is SIMILIE.
Explanation:
A <u>similie is a comparison that becomes explicit by the use of the words "like" or "as"</u>. In this case, the tree (the memory of the tree) is compared to a spike and to an artillery piece, and the comparison is evident because of the use of the word "as".
"[The tree] loomed in my memory <u>as</u> a huge lone<u> </u><u><em>spike </em></u>dominating the riverbank, forbidding <u>as</u> an <u><em>artillery piece.</em></u>"